No evidence of U.S. voter fraud: White House

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 00:54

The White House says there has been no evidence of widespread election fraud in the Nov. 8 election after President-elect Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that millions of illegal votes were cast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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STORY: There has been no evidence of widespread election fraud in the Nov. 8 presidential contest, the White House said on Monday in reaction to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tweet over the weekend alleging millions of illegal votes and fraud in three states.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking to reporters at a daily briefing, deferred comments on Trump's specific tweets to the president-elect's team, but added: "What I can say, as an objective fact, is that there has been no evidence produced to substantiate a claim like that."
Earnest also said Obama Trump by phone on Saturday.
The conversation was "one of a handful" between the two men since the Nov. 8 election, Earnest said. He declined to say what they talked about.

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